Online news production team projects

From L to R Mala, Caitlin and Jordana’s blog is on health issues for Gen Y

This team originally wanted to look at Gold Coast conservation issues but have switched to something nearer and dearer to each of them – their health and health of people of their age group. The project called Y health matters which targets people of generation Y locally. They’ve also put up interesting stuff on their Facebook page.

My Latest Mongabay story

Clik on the photo of Ian Player to read my opinion piece in South Africa’s Daily Maverick: Greenwashing and the farmed five

Mic Smith’s Mongabay story was nominated for a Clarion media award

Reserves often dehorn rhinos to deter poachers

Feds allow seismic testing in marine sanctuaries

ALL ARTICLES ON MIC SMITH GEOGRAPHIC ARE WRITTEN BY MIC SMITH UNLESS OTHERWISE ATTRIBUTED. OCCASIONALLY MIC PUBLISHES WORK OF OTHER ENVIRO JOURNOS AND ATTRIBUTES THEM.

After the attack three years ago, Thandi has had surgery since the attack to help the healing. She may never heal completely because of normal rhino behaviour and the scars were too deep in the bone for skin to graft to. Now that she has had a calf its a sign to all who care for her that they have done the right thing

No sight of shearwaters this year

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Top ABC Open post from Mic Smith. Click on Photo to read full story

As Barry Manilow would say, East Coast Australian Humpbacks write the songs the whole world sings

Fun photos from the MSG Facebook

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New posts every week for over a year

New posts every week for over a year

Mozart and Coltrane

Mozart and Coltrane feed in their natural habitat - bins

Mozart and Coltrane. Gold Coast ibis

Check out our new radio satire about the Gold Coast. Mozart and Coltrane are an unlikely pair of ibis on the Gold Coast trying to live up to the Gold Coast cliché. Mic Smith plays Mozart and Mark Silburn plays Coltrane. To check it out click on the photo above